Integrated general education and the extent of interdisciplinarity: The university of California-Merced's core I curriculum

Journal of General Education

Volumn 62, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 84-111

  Hothem, Thomas ^a  

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EID: 84883805040     PISSN: 00213667     EISSN: 15272060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/jge.2013.0016     Document Type: Article

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